Joinery question

Don’t overcomplicate it. Glue will work just fine.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

I googled tissue box plans and found a dozen different ways to do this.

Here is one:
http://www.leeswoodprojects.com/tissue_box.html

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

I agree with Charlie glue it. Folks will not be trying to pry the top off the slip-on box. I would put a small rabbet on the top to keep the box square.

Yep, I have to agree…that’s one of those, “The simpler, the better,” type of projects.

However, a dado around the top of the tops, about 1/8” from the edge, with a floating panel and box joints would make for a nice cover.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

I agree that just gluikng it up will work but you mention dovetails…. If you are using a good jig, it sounds like you are making enough of them to do a production run on the jig and dress them up. You are using nice wood for through dovetails that will show a nice contrast on the end grain… Just a thought.

-- Tom Hintz, www.newwoodworker.com

I agree with charlie, glue it!

-- Nicholas, Journeyman Cabinetmaker, Partenkirchen, Germany

Glue is GOOD, But you could also throw in a couple of dowells drilled at an angle. Might add a little to the look.

Glue will do fine. You can take a look at how I did this one. I made a rabbet around the outside of the top on the bottom side and just glued it to the box. This one is for a tall box. You could do the same for the flat ones.
- JJ

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